BAT - Bring a trailer : No Reserve: 1980 Ferrari 400i

Enjoy the comments:  https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1980-ferrari-400-6/

The Meera S Is The Weirdest Ferrari Ever And It's Going Up For Auction

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/you-could-own-one-ferrari-less-a-used-458

https://www.motor1.com/news/561348/1983-ferrari-meera-s-auction/

https://www.zwischengas.com/de/FT/fahrzeugberichte/1983-Ferrari-Meera-S.html

Via Ferrarichat:

41421: Born as stock standard 400i, originally painted Marrone Colorado with Beige VM 3218 leather, completed 2 March 1982, and sold new in Italy.
Following some damage the car was rebodied by Michelotti and shown at the Torino motor show 1983.
Then sold to Saudia Arabia. Later in TX/USA, FL/USA, Kuweit, etc.

Marcel Massini

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• Nils Berger

  I cant understand, why they eliminated the most interesting features. The transparent boxed elelectronic instruments or the sunroof.

  

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  The car should have been auctioned today. As far as I read the auctioner proclaimed it to be probably the last car, at least Ferrari, Giovanni Michelotti worked at, because this type of Ferrari 400i was presented in 1979. GM died, as we all know, in 1980. - The car has been restored at Ferrari since 2011, which might explain the changes to the interior. Instead of resources for the unique mentioned technical features they installed the standard instruments of a regular Ferrari 400i. - It has been sold for 432500,- Euros.
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Ferrari ‘bEast 400’ - Electric Ferrari 400

Check this out!

https://officineamarcord.com/pt-portfolio/ferrari-beast-400/

https://www.facebook.com/newtronitalia/posts/pfbid02amBEfue7ASFhn7nykz7C7dLVsVXixRYLLBgYac8xodjtWX66N7qvN3pDme1WEWanl

Ferrari 400i based Daytona Spyder Evocation (RHD)

 Believe it or not but I wasn't aware of this 400i based conversion. So just for the records :-)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferrari_365_GTS-4_%27Daytona%27_Spyder_Replica_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_(24).jpg

https://replicars.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/southern-roadcraft-ferrari-daytona-replica-for-sale/

Press photo Pininfarina 365GT4 2+2

I purchased this one on an auction. It's one from the known press series but this shot is unknown to me. It's now in the download folder at the photo section. 

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Magazine Carros - Ferrari 400i Pavesi

Now available in the download folder. This Pavesi showed up in another Dutch article in 2014 (Het Automobiel - available in the download folder as well). This car is now offered for sale at the Gallery by Aaldering in the Netherlands.

In the prologue by the editor he does mention that back in the time he was often looking at the 400 and was wondering if he should buy one. According to him; Frits Kroymans (the Dutch Ferrari importer) was driving one in a grey color. Apparently he was priviliged to borrow his 400 for a few days. But he does also mention that "Jan de Hoop" in Huizen had one parked in front of his office at the Flevolaan. (I suspect he was a succesful business director). Another person mentioned is "Rob Noortman" who even had two 400s in possession. He was a known art dealer (and founder of the TEFAF). Nice to read these additional details about these cars and the owners as the 400 is not a known nor an often used car. 

Ferrari Factory photo : Bertone 308GT4, Pininfarina 400 /512BB and Scaglietti 308 / 328

From the same book I posted earlier. A great Ferrari factory shot with all models from that era, I suspect this is a photo taken in 1978 or 1979.  

Bertone 308GT4, Pininfarina 400/512BB and Scaglietti 308/328

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Same but with better contrast:

Same location